ICOM sponsors an International Museums Day - on 18 May each year - though in a growing number of countries with is expanded to a museums campaign week - as in the UK. Patrick Boylan Vice-Pres. ICOM ==================================== On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, Janis Wilkens wrote: > >The United Kingdom Museums Week 1996 will be held between 18-25 May. > >The week is designed to highlight the splendid variety and quality of > >Britain's museums. It gives museums the opportunity to offer the public > >events and behind the scenes tours as well as reduced admission where > >appropriate. > > Are these the same dates as International Museums Week? > Janis Wilkens > Curator of Collections/Interim Assoc. Director > Museum of York County > 4621 Mt. Gallant Road > Rock Hill, SC 29732-9905 > 803-329-2121 * [log in to unmask] >